{"id":1799,"date":"2013-03-21T06:41:09","date_gmt":"2013-03-21T10:41:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=1799"},"modified":"2013-03-19T09:09:05","modified_gmt":"2013-03-19T13:09:05","slug":"locomotive-geometry-part-4-chicago-metras-f40c","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/locomotive-geometry-part-4-chicago-metras-f40c\/","title":{"rendered":"Locomotive Geometry Part 4; Chicago Metra\u2019s F40C"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Passenger Six-Motor.<\/p>\n

\"Metra<\/a>
Metra F40C number 611 in February 2003.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Chicago suburban passenger railway, Metra operated the only fleet of Electro-Motive Division F40Cs a six-motor cowl-type passenger locomotive similar to Amtrak\u2019s SDP40F, but equipped with HEP (headend power), and featured corrugated stainless-steel side paneling. The\u00a05 EMD F40Cs, were acquired through Metra predecessor agency for service on Milwaukee Road. Numbered 600-614, the F40Cs were the last Metra heritage units in regular passenger service.<\/p>\n

These were an unusual modern application of a six-motor diesel for passenger service. Since the mid-1970s, most passenger locomotives have been four-motor \u2018B-B\u2019 models.<\/p>\n

They exhibit General Motors classic well-balanced utilitarian appearance, and are similar to other cowl models built from the late 1960s and mid-1970s.<\/p>\n

\"EMD<\/a>
METRA F40C 614 works west at A2 tower on June 22, 2004.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

These were among the locomotives I featured in my popular book EMD Locomotives published in 2006. Available from my publish Voyageur Press<\/a>\u00a0or at Amazon<\/a>. I also discuss their history in my recent North American Locomotives<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"EMD<\/a>
A pan photo of Metra 606 catches the evening glint near Tower A5.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I like to offer special thanks to Marshall Beecher for providing location assistance in Chicago.<\/p>\n

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